LEAD School Academy
Train-the-Trainer Program for Education Professionals
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Become a LEAD-credentialed instructor and certify students and education professionals in 4-hour School Mental Health in your academic or school community.
LEAD’s School Mental Health Certification introduces students to the risk factors, warning signs, and prevalence of mental illness in middle, high school, and college students.
Through interactive discussion, role-play activities, and an ABC action plan, LEAD empowers participants to respond to signs and symptoms of mental illness in crisis and non-crisis situations and to connect to appropriate professional, school-based, and self-help resources.
- Recognize the difference between and the relationship of mental health and mental illness at school.
- Promote mental health and model proactive self-care strategies for students, staff and faculty.
- Apply a three-step action plan to both crisis and non-crisis mental health situations.
- Connect students and education professionals to school-based, self-help, and professional resources.
How is it Different from Youth Mental Health First Aid? Topics related to mental illness and unique to a learning environment, such as self-medication, bullying, virtual schooling, and academic stressors, are also introduced to participants in a 4-hour, rather than 8-hour format. By the end of the course, each participant leaves with a personal toolkit featuring tangible strategies to promote mental health in their own lives and in the lives of other peers and educators. This means that LEAD will empower participants to maximize their school’s existing mental and physical health resources, many of which are being paid for but likely being underutilized.
LEAD’s School Academy provides instructors-in-training with free and unlimited access to LEAD’s three Allyship e-certifications to ensure SchoolMHC is taught in a culturally-competent, trauma-informed, and inclusive way (30+ Hours of FREE PD).
LEAD’s Allyship E-Certifications include:
- Tip of the Iceberg: BIPOC Mental Health, Cultural Humility, Anti-Racism, & Allyship
- Love is Love: LGBTQIA2S+ Mental Health, Inclusion & Allyship
- Triggered: Trauma-Aware, Sensitive, Responsive & Informed Care
After completing the School Academy, at least one Allyship E-Certification, and one virtual MHC Instructor Practice Session, instructors-in-training receive their SchoolMHC teaching materials, a comprehensive Instructor Manual, a framed certificate, and free continuing education from LEAD HQ.
Learn more about the LEAD Academy and the credentialing process.
Your Instructor
Kyrah J. Altman's story of social entrepreneurship began at nine years old. As a result of growing up in a broken home, she began experiencing severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in middle school. While mental illness followed her throughout adolescence, she channeled her struggle into the founding of a social enterprise called Let's Empower, Advocate, and Do (LEAD), Inc.
In 2016, Kyrah won $32,500 of seed funding in the George Washington University New Venture Competition as the only competing college female and freshman student. Since 2012, Kyrah has been featured in the New York Times, on three national television stations, and was named the nation's 3rd best student entrepreneur by the EO Global Student Entrepreneurs Award.
Today, Kyrah is the CEO and co-founder of LEAD, Inc. Since its founding, LEAD has transformed into the industry leader in mental health education in the United States. Altman resides in her home state of Massachusetts to be near her younger siblings. She travels the world, speaking about the impact of social entrepreneurship on trauma survivors, the importance of proactive mental health education in schools, and the idea that "while not everyone has a mental illness, everyone can improve their mental health."
Why wait? #LEADnow!
Investing in your students' mental health, well-being, and coping skills is the most critical and rewarding investment your school will make in its lifetime.
Want even more? Visit LEAD’s School Resource Page for exclusive, FREE access to previously-recorded live mental health & DEI-related webinars, guides, blogs, and tools for education professionals.
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Original Price: $2,074
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DISCLAIMER: By registering for this course, you understand and agree that LEAD, Inc.’s courses are supplementary only and in no way replace present workplace training processes. LEAD, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for fully and completely teaching you, which obligation rests solely with you or your employer. You will indemnify LEAD, Inc. from any action, suit, or proceeding based upon any allegation that you have not been properly or adequately trained.